Margot and unique prospects
When the Padres called up their “core four” last week, Fangraphs ran their KATOH algorithm to predict future value, and also calculated Mahalanobis Distance to produce historical comparables for the three […]
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The Padres Top 75 Prospects
Earlier this season, I made a decision. Rather than spending three hours watching a below-average baseball team win or lose meaningless games, I decided to instead focus my attention on […]
Pedro Martinez? More like King Anderson
The Padres seem to have hit a homerun by trading Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for 18 year-old pitcher Anderson Espinoza. They pretty much checked all the […]
Kevin Durant and Peter Seidler’s Quest for Fairness
At the beginning of July, Kevin Durant, one of the best basketball players on the planet, signed with the Golden State Warriors, one of the best basketball teams in the […]
On baseball ABCs, Dee earns F
Here we go again. Another year without a World Series title. Another bad baseball team with good baseball nowhere near the horizon. Another misdiagnosed arm injury turned Tommy John surgery. […]
Fowler opens mouth, throws away millions of dollars, and the Padres cannonball off the Titanic
By now, you’re probably familiar with the story. The San Diego Padres’ executive chairman, Ron Fowler, went on San Diego radio and called his ballclub – specifically, James Shields’ performance […]
Padres Membership Review: E-Cash
Over one full year ago, I ended my years-long boycott of Padres ownership and became a San Diego Padres season ticket holder member. I wasn’t sure that day would ever […]
Booing Jedd Gyorko for making $2.5 million?
Jedd Gyorko and the St. Louis Cardinals recently completed a road trip to PETCO Park, splitting a four game series. It was Jedd Gyorko’s return to San Diego since being […]
Hunter Renfroe and arbitration clocks
Hunter Renfroe just won the PCL Player of the Week award while homering in four consecutive games. Given his quality of play, the Padres’ lack of quality, and the general […]
Brand on the run
To the tune of Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run. Stuck inside these four walls blue shawls Sent inside Spent nothing forever Never seeing no one nice again Like you, […]
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